Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. It’s not easy for this team to positively surprise me at this point after all they’ve done, but they did tonight. Half the first team missing and they went out and performed brilliantly to a man.
Alisson n/a - literally had nothing to do all game
Matip 6 - won his headers, but overall a bit rusty
Fabinho 8 - he’s such a superb tackler and a reader of the game. Removed the ball from Foxes' possession with surgical precision.
Milner 8 - Leicester were having a lot of joy down his flank in the first 15 minutes, but afterwards he has been brilliant, particularly with his passing. If anything, solidified the midfield after moving there by necessity in the 2nd half.
Robertson 8.5 MOM - what else needs to be said?
Wijnaldum 6 - DM is not his best position, but was solid as usual. Glad he survived the tackle that made us all gasp at first.
Jones 6.5 - he’s maturing quickly. Deserves his minutes.
Keita 6.5 - played almost as a 4th forward at times, good energy, but couldn’t find a killer pass or touch. Hopefully the injury isn’t serious.
Jota 7.5 - great runs, yet another good goal and seems like his interplay with the his front 3 partners is improving. The biggest compliment to him is that we didn’t feel Salah’s absence in this game.
Firmino 7 - played extremely deep in the first half, which was pretty effective at giving us another passing and hold-the-ball-up option in the middle. Started finding more joy in the 2nd half and I thought perhaps playing with a kindred free-spirit in Jones helped. The long-awaited goal was the deserved icing on a cake.
Mane 6.5 - not a his best, still unplayable. Like someone mentioned in the match thread, perhaps had to do more selfless running because of Salah's absence.
Subs:
Williams 6 - a couple of moments where he showed his inexperience, but overall got into the game well and didn't disappoint.
Origi n/a
Minamino n/a
Alisson n/a - literally had nothing to do all game
Matip 6 - won his headers, but overall a bit rusty
Fabinho 8 - he’s such a superb tackler and a reader of the game. Removed the ball from Foxes' possession with surgical precision.
Milner 8 - Leicester were having a lot of joy down his flank in the first 15 minutes, but afterwards he has been brilliant, particularly with his passing. If anything, solidified the midfield after moving there by necessity in the 2nd half.
Robertson 8.5 MOM - what else needs to be said?
Wijnaldum 6 - DM is not his best position, but was solid as usual. Glad he survived the tackle that made us all gasp at first.
Jones 6.5 - he’s maturing quickly. Deserves his minutes.
Keita 6.5 - played almost as a 4th forward at times, good energy, but couldn’t find a killer pass or touch. Hopefully the injury isn’t serious.
Jota 7.5 - great runs, yet another good goal and seems like his interplay with the his front 3 partners is improving. The biggest compliment to him is that we didn’t feel Salah’s absence in this game.
Firmino 7 - played extremely deep in the first half, which was pretty effective at giving us another passing and hold-the-ball-up option in the middle. Started finding more joy in the 2nd half and I thought perhaps playing with a kindred free-spirit in Jones helped. The long-awaited goal was the deserved icing on a cake.
Mane 6.5 - not a his best, still unplayable. Like someone mentioned in the match thread, perhaps had to do more selfless running because of Salah's absence.
Subs:
Williams 6 - a couple of moments where he showed his inexperience, but overall got into the game well and didn't disappoint.
Origi n/a
Minamino n/a
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